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Is multiplying by 0 undefined?
Multiplication by Zero: For any real number a , a⋅0=0 The product of any number and 0 is 0. a ⋅ 0 = 0 The product of any number and 0 is 0. a0 is undefined.
Does undefined in math mean 0?
The expression 00 is undefined in arithmetic, as explained in division by zero (the same expression is used in calculus to represent an indeterminate form). Mathematicians have different opinions as to whether 00 should be defined to equal 1, or be left undefined.
What happens when you multiply something by undefined?
Thanks for reading. What would be the point? Undefined is undefined so anything you get would be undefined. 0/0 is also undefined; therefore, even 1/0*0 is undefined.
Can you do zero times zero?
The multiplication property of zero: Regardless of what the other number is, multiplying by zero always results in an answer of zero.
Why can we multiply by zero?
If multiplication tells you how many times to add a certain number, then multiplying by 0 means that you have nothing to add because 0 means nothing. So, 3 * 0 means that you are adding 3 zero, or no, times. You get 0 because you’re still not adding anything. Nothing added to nothing is still nothing.
What does undefined mean in math terms?
there is no possible value
Broadly speaking, undefined means there is no possible value (or there are infinite possible values), while indeterminate means there is no value given the current information.
Is 0 times infinity undefined?
If you’re thinking of infinity as a number, then zero times infinity is not defined. You’ll often find it given as NaN, “not a number”, on a computer. If you’re thinking of it as a form of a limit, it’s an indeterminate form, and the limit may or may not exist. As a limit, it appears as where and .
Is 0 infinity defined?
When zero is divided by any number or infinity then answer is zero. However, when any number be it infinity when divided by zero will give answer as infinity. So, 0/n = 0 and n/0= infinite.